For our ‘Sweet Treat’ feature, we bring you a taste bud-tingling, saliva-inducing recipe every week.
Whether you simply want to put your baking skills to the test or fancy treating your colleagues to something tasty, this is where to come.
This week the recipe is for New York style baked cheesecake, courtesy of the fabulous Junior’s Restaurant on Bath Avenue, Dublin 4.
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12′ cake tin serves 12 people
Ingredients:
- 12′ non-stick spring form pan
- 1 packet ground digestive biscuits
- 225g melted unsalted butter
- 800g Philadelphia cream cheese
- 250g castor sugar
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 1 vanilla pod
- 6 egg yolks
- 6 egg whites
Method:
1. Combine the crushed biscuit and butter
2. Line the 12′ pan with ground mixture on both base and sides. Set aside
3. Mix cream cheese, castor sugar, lemon juice and zest, vanilla, and egg yolks until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl add egg whites and beat until they form stiff peaks. Fold egg whites into cheese mix. Pour combined mixture into the biscuit lined cake tin and bake at 180 for 35 minutes.
5. Once fully cooked, remove from oven and allow to cool for 1 hour before slicing and serving with fresh berry compote
Recipe provided by Junior’s Deli & Café, Dublin 4 for more see their official website.
